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An inuectyue agenst the moost wicked [and] detestable vyce of swearing, newly co[m]piled by Theodore Basille
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Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.
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An Inuectyue agenst the moost wicked detestable vyce of swearing newly coÌ„piled by Theodore Basille Eccl. 23. A man that vseth muche swearing shall be fylled with wyckednes and the plage that is to say the veÌ„geance of god shal not go away froÌ„ his house ¶ The Inuectyue speakethe LAmentably do I nowe procede Of myn Author sent at this season In a sadde and lamentable wede To make my complaynte lamentacion Lament I must bothe daye and nyghte To beholde the greatâ— abhominacion Whych thorow swearyng in all mennes syght Is now vsed wythout lamentacion Lament all christen hartes do I am â—uâ—e To heare God and hys â—reaturâ—s eâ—he one So wyckâ—dly blasphemed wythout â—ure And yet noman maketh lamentacion Lament oâ—ye Swearers lament lament And looke ye cease from thys great abusion For yf to do thus ye be not now bent In hell shall ye make full sore lamentacion Lament your synnes take me to you For to leaue your great abhominacion I wyll teache you yea all thyng true That ye maye be fre from lamentacion Lament yf ye wyll not in hel fyre But enioye the diuine fruicion Looke that ye accomplyshe my desyre So shall ye be fre from lamentacion To the right worshypfull Master Rycharde Skotte Theodore Basille wysheth loÌ„ge lyfe coÌ„tinual helth and prosperous felicitie ✚ GOD the father saythe by hys Prophete Esa. lviii Crye cease not Lyfte vp thy voyce as a trompe and shew to the people theyr wickednes and to yâ— house of Iacob theyesynnes That this is chefelye spoken to them that are Prechers Ministers of Gods worde Ther is no maÌ„ that is but meanely learned ignoraunt therof For it is theyr dutye to crye not to cease It is theyr dutye to exalte lyft vp theyr voyce as a troÌ„pe It is theyr duty to shew vnto the people theyr wyckednesses synnes It is theyr duty to preach the Gospel to euery creature It is theyr duty to preach Repentaunce remission of synnes in the name of Christ vnto al nacions â—at xxviii It is theyr dutye to gyue meate to the Lordes family household in due tyme. It is ther duty to fede Christen people with doctrine knowledge â—uke xxiiii It is theyr duty to conforte the weake â—at xxiiii to bynd vp that is broken â—uke xii to bryng agayne that is caste awaye Timo. v to seake vp that is loste â—zec xxxiiii to cheryshe all the slocke of Christ. It is ther duty to cast away vngodly olde wyues fables Tim. iiii and to exercyse themselues vnto godlynes It is theyr dutye to be an example of the faythfull in worde in conuersacion in loue Tim. v in spirite in fayth in purite It is ther duty to rebuke theÌ„ that synne before all menne that other may haue â—eare It is theyr dutye to shewe them selues coÌ„mendable to God worke men yâ— nede not to â— Tim. ii be ashamed iustly dyuyding yâ— word of truth It is ther duty not to stryue but to be gentle peaseable toward all men redy to teache sufferyng the euyll wyth mekenes enformynge them that resiste if God at ony tyme gyue them repentaunce to knowe the truthe ii Tim. iii It is theyr dutie to preach the word to be feruent both in tyme out of tyme to reproue to rebuke to exhorte with al foftnes and doctrine Titus i. It is theyr duty to watch iÌ„ al thynges not to shrinck in affliccions to do the worcke of an Euangeliste to make theyr ministracion commendable euen vnto the vttermost It is theyr duty to be fautles as the stewardes of God not hyghe mynded not angrye not droneken not â—yghtyng not gyuen to fylthy lucre but mayntenyng Hospitalite â–ª studious of good thinges soâ—er ryghteous godly temperate holdyng fast that faythful word which is accordyng to doctrine that they may be able to exhorte by wholsome doctrine 1. Pet. v. to ouercome them that speake agaynst it It is theyr dutye to fede yâ—â—locke of Christ somuch as lygheth in theyr power To be short it is ther duty to shewe themselues dispeÌ„satours of the diuine misteries on such maÌ„ner that they may seme appere vnto all menne to haue taken ther power to edifye not to destroye For they are the lyghte of the world to shew men how they ought to walk They are the salt of yâ— earth to sauoure such as be vnsauerye But alas the lyght of the worlde I mean Prestes is now so do dymme yâ— it shewethe almoste no â—yght at al. Menne yâ— walke in darknes can not perceaue how to walke the Prestes are so wrapped about wyth the workes of darkenes The salt of yâ— earth I meane the Prestes is so vnsauery that it can not sucke out the corrupte humores The people that are diseased can not be healed yâ— preastes themselues are so fâ—ble weake infirme sycke wounded on euery part Morouer yâ— Prestes Esay lvi which shuld be ouersears of yâ— people are al blind as the Prophet sayth they are all with out knowlege they are dumme dogges not able once to barke they haue a pleasure to looke vpon vayne thynges they gyue them selues to sluggyshenes they lyghe snortynge all daye yea they are vnshamefaced dogges that haue neuer ynoughe The sheppardes themselues are wtout all knowledge All follow theyr owne wayes euery one of theÌ„â—s giueÌ„ into couetousnes Esa. lviii euen from the hyghest to the lowest God sayth Crye cease not But they turne caâ—te in the panne saye Cease crye not God sayth Lyfte vp thy voyce as a troÌ„pe But they saye whyst not a word vnles we be suspecte to be fellowes of the new lerning God sayth show vnto the people theyr wyckednesses and rebuke theyr synneful lyuynge Na by saynt Mary say they al thiÌ„g saue that It is good sleapyng in an whoâ—e skynne He is not wyse that wyll cast hymselfe into trouble whan he maye lyue in reste O Lorde haue marcy vpon vs. By thys meanes is it come to passe that vertue is so lytyll regarded vice so vniuersallye vsed Wo be to those prestes whiche neglecte theyr office flatter the people suffer them to lyue in al wyckednes For they are the Authors of all euell They are the occasion that so many soules perysh They cause yâ— so much myschyfe abhominacion reygneth now a dayes Theyr negligence ther sileÌ„ce theyr dissolute lyuing cause yâ— God 's worde is so euyll regarded among many and yâ— so great wyckednes suppresseth yâ— honour of the christen religion Is it ony maruell We se that yâ— bodye wythereth awaye perysheth and decayeth if it wanteth corporal sustenaunce Is it thaÌ„ to be thought yâ— the soule caÌ„ be in salue estate if it waÌ„teth her meat I mene yâ— word of God Matth. iiii Christ sayth Man shall not lyue wyth breade alone but wyth euery worde Deut. viii that coÌ„meth forth from the mouth of God Salomon
vndermineth another and one neghbour begyleth another Exulat Veritas yea one dissembleth with another and they deale with no trueth They haue practised theyr tonges to speake lyes haue taken great paynes to do myschefe They haue set theyr stoole in the myddest of deceate and for very dissemblynge falshode they wyll not knowe the Lord. Theyr tonges are like sharpe arowes to speake deceat Wyth theyr mouth they speake peasably to theyr neyghbour but priuely they laye wayte for hym These wordes of the Prophet declare euidently that he bewaylethe theÌ„ that are slayne in theyr soules by the reason of the manifolde wyckednes wherwyth they are wouÌ„ded inwardely slayne that is to saye cast awaye from the fauour of God condemned vnto perpetual death except they repent beleue amende So lykewyse I at this tyme vsyng the wordes of the Prophet do not lament suche as haue tasted the death of the bodye and are gone but them that are yet alyue in this worlde as concernyng theyr bodyes but dead thorowe synne as towchynge theyr soules These I lament these I bewayle these I sorow sygh for â—oth daye and nyghte These make me to laye asyde all myrthe and ioye to walke as one desolate â–ª and confortelesse These cause me to wyth that I beyng one a priuate parson might be banyshed yea cursed from Christ so that so great a multitude myght be saued My fayth is yâ— I am wrytten in the boke of lyfe and nombred amoÌ„g the vessels of mercy notwithstondyng woulde God I myghte be wyped out Rom. ix so that these the are slayne in the soule thorow synne myght be saued What one man hauyng but a carnel of Christen salte in his brest wyssheth not so Who desyrethe not rather beyng one parsonne to be daÌ„ned than so great a nomber shoulde peryshe What nede I rehearse here the teÌ„der affeccion of Moses Christ and Paule Exo. xxxii which they bare toward the saluacion of other Phili. ii whom all we ought to followe Rom. ix Moses whan the Isralites had offended God for worshyppyng of the golden calfe prayed for them on this manner Forgyue them oh Lorde this faulte or eâ—les wype me oute of the boke wherin thou hast wrytten me Christ by the Prophet saythe Esa. v Iudge I praye you betwyxte me and my vyneyard What more coulde haue bene done for it yâ— I haue not done Rom. ix S. Paule wyshed hymselfe to be banyshed from Christ for hys brethren and kynnesfolke as pertaynyiâ—g to the fleshe whiche are the Israelites Certes he is no true Christen maÌ„ that prouideth for his owne saluacion and carethe not for the health of other God sayth Chrisostome Hom. vii iâ—â— Genesâ— wyll not that a ChristeÌ„ maÌ„ shoulde be contemed wyth hymselfe alone but that he also edifye other not by teachyng only but by lyuing and coÌ„uersacion also Charite sayth saynt Paule i. Cor. xiii Phil. ii seaketh not her owne Agayne let no man seake his owne but the profyt of other This made al the holy fathers in tymes past to be so desyrous of the health of other that they wyshed euen wythe the losse of theyr owne healthe Hiâ— ix the saluacion of theyr Christen brothers who beyng of theyr mynd and godly enspired wisheth not yâ— same at this hour For euen as the Prophet Hieremye dyd lament the wyckednes of the people whiche lyued at that tyme Vice greately encreased euen so I am sure do so many as are godly mynded bewayle the vngodlines that reygne among vs at this daye For consyder what synne and howe manifolo reygned at that â—yme eueÌ„ the very same with a great heape more reygneth yea triumpheth in these our dayes so greatly hathe wyckednes preuayled and gotteÌ„ the vppermoost hand If I shulde discend go downe in to the great Occean and mayne see which ouerfloweth the whole world wyth thaboundans of all euelles so shoulde I neuer be able to sayle and passe thorow I wyl therfore at this tyme take vpon me onely to searche the seuerall sea of one synne only althogh it may seme to be both great large brode depe bottomeles not able to be sayled thorow of ony maÌ„ and shewe howe many dauÌ„gers and greuous perrelles abyde them that presume to passe in that cruell fearse see And this synne is the moost wycked and detestable vice of swearyng which now reygneth so greatly in euery place that I feare all admonicions exhortacions warnynges and councels are frustrate and vayne so euell is a noughtye peruerse custome so rare a thynge is it to heale that pocke which is rooted by the bonne Notwythstondyng although some ê‘aduenture shal laugh at this my laboure as a songe sunge to them that are deafe eared yet for asmuche as my trust is yâ— al whiche be entangled with this vice are not of a desperate mind nor so ouerwhelmed wyth the waues of this vnmercifull sea but that they maye be called agayne brought vnto amendment eueÌ„ for theyr sake and to wyn theyr soules vnto glory wyl I speke somewhat in this matter declare how greatly the abhominable synne of swearyng is to be detested and abhorred of euery true Christen harte Therfore I shaâ—l moost intierlye desyre all faythefull and Christen people that shall read this my worke to marke diligently what so euer they shall here fynde and to repose it in yâ— bottome of theyr hartes as a graue weyghty matter pertaynyng vnto the health of theyr soules Saye 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 are 〈◊〉 If ony man wyll not amend after this our admonicion his damnacion fâ—ll vpon his owne head For I am free froÌ„ his bloud and haue done my dutye in this behalfe After that God had brought his people the Israelites out of Egipte myndyng to institute appoynâ—e a newe publique weale that shulde be gouerned after his deuyse and appoyntment he ordined certayne ceremonies and ordinaunces whiche they shoulde obserue and by the obseruasis therof shewe and outwardly declare theyr obediente harte towarde hym Among all other for the ryght iÌ„stitucioÌ„ of theyr lyfe he gaue them by his seruaunt Moses ten coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes whych by no means they myght transgresse except they woulde faull into his great displeasure wrathe indignation To the kepers of those commaundementes he promised all good Deut. xxviii fortunate and prosperous thynges but to the traÌ„sgressours suche as breke them he threatened all troublous greuous and paynefull thynges as we maye se in the bokes of Moses of yâ— other Prophetes AmoÌ„g all other he gaue a commaundement whiche is thys Thou shalte not take the name of thy Lorde God in vayne For the Lorde wyll not holde hym gylteles that taketh hys name in vayne As thoughe he shoulde saye Beholde I am yâ— Lorde thy God which haue done the many greate singuler pleasures I haue made the lyke vnto myn owne similitude lykenes and image I haue preserued the froÌ„ eternall